THE AUSTRALIANS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1993, 26 February 1914, Page 7

THE AUSTRALIANS.

MATCH AT WANGANUI.

THE GAME ENDS IN A MAW,

(By Teleirrajh.-Prou AKoclatlon.) . ' Wanganul, February 25. More rain fell this morning, and, ii "■insequchce, there was no play durinj ..he foronoon in tho Australia v. Wan'ga nui match. Tho sky cleared sornewha at 11 a.m., and 'an inspection of - thi wicket' on Cook's, Gardens- •'■ was thei made, and it was decided to' resume plai .after lunch. At 2 o'clock Orton am Hussey took their places 1 , 'and Ransforc took up bowling at tho. pavilion end His first ball was driven Jto the bound ary, but his third'ball Hussey skied t( third man. ..Orton was.joined by But ienvorth.' Tholatter scoreda couple o singles, and then, drove Ransford t( Trumper. at mid-off, and was caught Holland was. next in, , and opened hi driving. Collins over Layer's head tc tho boundary.; Immediately afterward: Orton stopped in front of one from Col lins, and retired., Sanders joined Hoi land, and opened his, score by' putting llansford through the. slips for a couple an dthe next ball ho drove prettily foi another brace, but, at 74, Holland placed Ransford into Collins'g. hands a'l mid-on. A braco of singles to Bernar. brought 80 on tho board, but Ransforc got him.caught, and bowled off the lasi ball of, the over., Fiirrio joined Sanders, but .the latter failed to get properlj on to oiie. of Ransford's, : land was - caught by Mailny. Tracy put his leg in froiit to his first ball. ,Murc'hie open cd by hooking Collins for two,' and Fur rie treated Rahsford similarly. Ther Collins sent a-full toss tp'Murfchjfl, whe showed his. approvel by dispatching i< to leg for three. Furrie sent Collins , ! next ball-'to the boundary," >but Ransford's first ball in tho next over boivlei Muchie. '.The last,man in, Brown; survived, an appeal for leg-before,. and sen! Ransford next ball to leg'for: a single. The century was brought up by Furrie putting another loose one' fo tho leji boundary. , It had taken 102 minutes to compile., At. 104 Noble relieved Collins at the town end,.and his third ball bowled Furrie.' -. .-:...-•'■,■■■.. . • . M'Grogor accompanied Laver to the wic- . ket'nt. eighteen past three, the latter taking strike to.Hollaud. The first ball, produced a single, but nothing ■ more,;came of the over.. The second ball of. Holland's over was too good for M'Gregor, who was .bowled.:-.-for Jill. -\ Dolling partnered Laver. lira;.., latter,, played .on ■ toSand■t «rs at point, and Dolling' called. Both batsmen ran, but a. sharp return to Furrie -put Dolling out. Trumper was next man, and played-out; the remainder of Uernau''s,ovcr. ' Laver again laced Holland, aincP slogged at the. last ball of tho over, and was clean bowled, middle pin. Holland's .averago-at' this stage was two wickets for two runs. Ransford and, Triiinpor now became associated, and the champion got .Holland away |o lino leg for four, and a short one from Bernau, Ransford pulled to the leg boundary, Trumper repeating the dose twice in succession in tlid : next over.- Ransford .got to work on • Holland's next ovoi, placing him round to lee; for a two : and a'boundary. At 44 Hussey took the ball;from Bernau, whoso;five overs had,cost 28 -runs." The .half-century appearcd'ns/ the..result,of 37 minutes'; play, and Trumperpresontl.v began: b.inging Hussey 'to tho .boundary. !. Sixty jsqon- tfp'poaieaVsanchHhen Trumper lifted Hussey over the; fence, and repeated the stroke,next ball,.brirtßing Hussey leg for four, puttinc SO.np,.,aiul makingi-his'iowii.score 52 for 37 minutes' hatting.. At '84 Ransfnrd lifted iHolland up to mid-on,'but Hussey failed-to, get under-'the ball. Brown relieved Hussey, and the last 'ball 'of- , his first over Trumper pulled to leg ■•< into Bernau's hands; hut the chance was not acccDted.L. / Holland, however, got ono,past Ransford. dislodging the middle stump. - Waddv joined Trumper, .'the, latter hoistini?; the hundred after an hour's play. Holland was . still keeping the.basmen auiet, jilthqugb runs came freely from the other end. A .separation'-was presently effected.by Holland, whom Waddy hooked.to square leg, right into,. Buttevworth'sv hands. 'Armstrong partnered Trumper,' and together 'the pair ran the score to 143, ' when'Hussey gave: Holland a spell. Holland's average at this stage was four wickets for'4o runs. .Tlio century'.ind . a half .was recorded per medium of a straight drive bv 'I'niniper into the crowd oh the hill, off Hussev. Bernau oamo on again in place of Brown, and his first ball ■ Trumper' hooked for four. Tlio next.ball.; however, lib skied" to inid-off. arid Hiissoy tiiadn-no , mistake. Tlip retiring hatsinaii had bnen at tho wickets for 73 minutos, and his score included three sixers tiul iiino fours. Ccdy joined Armstrong, who wns now 14. Cody soon got into double. , 'figures', and brought 180 up by : driving Hussey to the boundary. He then got under one from Hussey, and lifted it'to the track for four,, and n couple of byes and a fine cut by Armstrong to the boundary produced' 190. At"lß2 Holland again took up .tlio' bowling at the town end. Armstrong drove Bernau for foiir, bringing tin the 200 aftei .112 minutes' play. ;• Cody then mistimed a pood lonirth ball from Holland and skied it to Buttorworth nt souarc leg, but the eh an co was missed. Cod) at once signified his'approval of this bj lifting Bernau over the fe':ce for a six Bernau, however, took his revenge upov Armstrong, whom he bowled. -Noble partnered Cody;- who brouglit • his total to 30 by dispatching Holland to the boundary twice in. succession, but Ber nan,:iii- his next over, badly beat Cody ; and, a couple of balls-later, the. saint batsman cut tho '. ball into-, his. wicket. Collins was.the tenth man, and he opened his contribution by glancing Bernaii to fine-leg for a single. Of Bernau'E next over, however, Noble cut a ball tc first slip, and Butterworth brought-ofi a fine catch. Mailey was tho last man, nnd he secured a brace to cover and si shot-to fine leg to tho track. Ho tlieii lifted , one' to third man, but Tracy rould' not get to-it.' 250 was sent , as the product, of 147 minutes' play and thon Brown took up the. trundliiifj at the town end, in place of Hollaiul Collins' square cut the now bowler foi three, and did the same to Born.au Mailey and Collins wore still togethei wheii stumps were drawn at 6 o'clock The match was drawii.

Wanganul., First ' ; *Orton, 1.b.w.. b. Collins ~...:......... 27 H. 13. Cave, b. Jlailey ::....::.......... 17 Husscy, c. Mailey, b. Ransford ... 8 Buttei ; w'ortV:c. Trumpor, b. Rims-' forti". :..;;:..:::...;./..:;./.......■.. 2 Holland, c: Collins, b.Ransford ..; 7 .Sanders, c. Jlailey.- b: Ra'nsforTJ ... 8 Bernau, c. and b. EaiisforJ i..;.:... 3 Furrie, b. Nobln .:....;..........'..;..- 13 Tracey, 1.b.w., b., Cnllms ...........' 0 Miireitio, b.Bansfon , ...6 Brown; not out .',;."...... '■ .2. Extras ",<.' ;-.'.....-........': ■■■ ■ U Total ~...: . ..:.......-.v......^m Bowling Analysis.—Bhnsford,'six wickots for 22 runs; Collins, two;for 27; Mailey, one for 12; Noble, none^f or' 3. How tho'Wickets Fclli ••'. 12 3 4 5., 6.: 7;; 8 ;9; 10 61"' 55,, 60 .68 74" 80/'B3 83 ' %'M / Australia. ~, ,; ~/: ; First Innings.•,.;■■■;•* ''\i : [' : [ Laver, b. Holland .......; 14 M'Grcgor,b. Holland, .......; J ,: 0 Dollinß, run out • ...i.......v...v.;.' '.. 1 Trumpor, c. Hussy, b. Bernau 94 Hansford, b. Holland 23 AVaddy, c. Butkrr.-rth, b. Holland 9

Armstrong, b. Bernau 36 ;Cody, : b. Hcniaii 33 Noble, c. Buttcrtrorth, b. Jiernau ... ' 8 Collins, not out 39 Mailey, not out 14 ■ Extras 14 '■'.'■'""Total'for nine wickets ■...■..'•....'285 Bowling Analysis.—Holland took four wickets for 79 runs; Bcniaii, four for 89 j Brown, none for 49; Hussey, none for-57. i . '■' .How the Wickets Fell. ' 1 2 3 <!■ 5 6 7 8 9 ,19 j1415 07 121 160 212.223 234 WILLOUGHBY DRAMATIC CO. "EAST LYNNE." "East Lymie/' a drama adapted from the novel of that name by Mrs. Henry Wood. CastArchibald Carlyle .< George -Cross Sir Francis Lovison Rutland Beckett Lord Monnteevern Ward tyons .John Dill Arthur Alberts Justice Haj'e D. Drayton Richard Hare JTauricc. Nodio John Hallijohn J. .H. Booth Afy HnUijohn Jtise Fanny Kn-ie Joyce Hiss Alice Jerome Corney Oariyle Jlise Ada Blaskson Barbara Hare „.,.. Hi*s Oriel Hotson Lady Isabel '.....• Miss "Vera Kcmee

Rather,old-fashioned in construction, and stilted in language with the passage of'year's, "East'Lynne"'is still a very good play of its kind, and succeeds a great deal more than many modern plays in striking thai human note that appeals to lovers of emotional' drama. On the whole the play was done failjustice to by the Willoughby Company last night, though here and there were noted innovations intended to be of a broadly comical character, which b'lurred the sober dignity of the piece, as for example, the front scene between Sir Francis Lovison, Corney Carlyle, and .John Dill, in the course of which there was some atrocious gagging not at all in accord with the play as originally conceived. ' The honours of the evening went to Miss Vera Hemee, ..who made a very attractive and appealing Lady Isabel Her assumption of frailty in tho scene where Lord Mountsevern' offers the deserted woman assistance was cleverly conveyed, and later in the death-bed scene with little Willie she struck a very pathetic note. . Mr. George Ctoss made a handsome Archibald Carlyle, and acted with commendable rep'ose throughout. Mr. 1U Beckett portrayed Sir Francis Levison. oil light and airy lines that were not entirely.convincing. Miss Oriel. Hotson did,her. best work of the season as Barbara : Hare, and Miss Ada Blackson was tho nicest combination of vinegar and pepper as Corney, Garlyle. -The elocutionary qualities of Mr. Ward Lyons stood him in excellent stead' as: Lord Mountsevern, and Joyce 'Hallijohn was brightly, played by Miss Fanny Erris.